The Board of Trustees and Senior Team are dedicated to the sound financial management of the money entrusted to us by the public. Unfortunately, the York Catholic DSB has faced several financial challenges in recent years, including declining school enrolment in our elementary schools, inadequate funding for special education, and rising transportation and IT infrastructure costs.

The provincial government requires school boards to operate within balanced budgets to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of our education system. Like many other School Boards across the province, the 丝瓜视频下载 is in a deficit, with a projected deficit of $10.5 million for the 2024-25 school year. Under provincial regulations, if a Board鈥檚 deficit is more than one per cent of its operating budget for two straight years it has to file a Multi-Year Financial Recovery Plan (MYFRP), which provides a path to return to balanced budgets. At yesterday鈥檚 Regular Board Meeting, the 丝瓜视频下载 Board of Trustees approved our MYFRP.

The Senior Team developed a series of recommendations, based on their professional expertise, on how the Board can balance its budget by the 2026-27 budget cycle while minimizing the impact on the day-to-day operations of our Board. As a Board of Trustees, our mandate was to ensure that our decisions do not impact the implementation of our Multi-Year Strategic Plan (MYSP) and our commitments to promoting the Catholic faith, academic excellence, equity and inclusion, and well-being. At a Special Board Meeting held on January 21st, Trustees approved recommendations that reduced spending, in some areas to better align with Ministry funding, as well as enabling staff to find ways to increase revenues. These were then incorporated into the MYFRP for final approval on January 28th.

You can read more about the financial adjustments that were approved by the Board of Trustees, in the January 21 and January 28, 2025, Regular Board Meeting agendas. You can also learn more about the Board鈥檚 past financial reports on the 丝瓜视频下载鈥檚 Budget and Finance page.听

We are deeply grateful for your continued support of the 丝瓜视频下载. Together, we will navigate these challenges and remain the provincial leader in publicly funded Catholic education.

Yours in Catholic Education,

Elizabeth Crowe听 听 听 听 听 听John De Faveri
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Monday, October 21, 2024, will be a P.A. Day in 丝瓜视频下载 (丝瓜视频下载) elementary and secondary schools.听

In accordance with the Ministry of Education鈥檚 the 丝瓜视频下载 is providing the following summary of staff activities for the P.A. Day on Monday, October 21, 2024.
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丝瓜视频下载 P.A. Day: Monday, October 21, 2024
Morning Session: School staff will participate in School Improvement Planning, reviewing a variety of data sources such as EQAO results, report card data and other key indicators to set goals for student success this school year. In addition to this planning, the session will include a dedicated focus on literacy for staff in grades 3 to 8, as well as the use of early reading screeners for teachers in grades K to 2. There will also be training for elementary itinerant staff, specifically Music, Core French and Physical Education teachers.

Afternoon Sessions: Staff will complete online modules covering various prevalent medical conditions, such as concussion, diabetes, seizures, life-threatening allergies and asthma. These training modules will continue to support and monitor the health and safety of all our students and staff.

Behavioural Resource Services (BRS)/Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) will deliver board-wide Behaviour Management Systems (BMS) certification training to education workers and educators.

Student services (BRS and Mental Health Services) staff will also facilitate a module for educators entitled: 鈥淓nhancing Mental Health Literacy and Building a Vape-Free Environment.鈥� Educators will build awareness about the contents of the new mental health literacy modules from the Ministry of Education along with real-world strategies and brief contact intervention skills to apply in their interactions with youth who vape. Upon completion of this module, educators will have learned how they can support students to use stress management strategies and build knowledge about supports at school, in the community and online and how to help students access the support should they need it.听

In accordance with the Ministry of Education鈥檚 new Regulation 304, 鈥淪chool Year Calendar, Professional Activity Days,鈥� the 丝瓜视频下载 (丝瓜视频下载) is providing the following summary of P.A. Day activities at the elementary level on Friday, June 28, 2024.

Friday, June 28, 2024
Staff are engaged in closing operations for the end of term.

In accordance with the Ministry of Education鈥檚 new Regulation 304, 鈥淪chool Year Calendar, Professional Activity Days,鈥� the 丝瓜视频下载 (丝瓜视频下载) is providing the following summary of P.A. Day activities at the secondary level on Thursday, June 27 and Friday, June 28, 2024.

Thursday, June 27 and Friday, June 28, 2024
Staff are engaged in marking exams, participating in guidance meetings with students and other closing operations for the end of term. Some staff will also attend graduation ceremonies on these days.

In accordance with the Ministry of Education鈥檚 Regulation 304, 鈥淪chool Year Calendar, Professional Activity Days,鈥� the 丝瓜视频下载 (丝瓜视频下载) is providing the following summary of P.A. Day activities at the elementary level on Friday, June 7, 2024.

Elementary 鈥� Report Card Writing
Elementary teachers will write report cards, which will be available to parents/guardians on ConnectEd on Friday, June 28, 2024, after 4 p.m.